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| One of the smallest portraits of Dr. Janusz Korczak was found* in a cigarette box in Israel. The picture of Korczak itself is 55 x 80 mm. A description of him is on the other side. |
One of the smallest portraits (litografi) of Dr. Janusz Korczak was found* in a cigarette box in Israel. The picture of Korczak itself is 55 x 80 mm. A description of him is on the other side. The picture of Korczak belonged to a series of famous Jews. It was actually a tobacco company that printed various series that depicted everything from the construction of Tel-Aviv to animals in color. At the same time that the tobacco companies printed the individual pictures, they also printed large albums with pre-printed descriptions next to them. The descriptions were actually the same as those on the back of the individual cards.
The description of Janusz Korczak
A writer and educator in Poland, he studied as a distinguished pediatrician. However, he gained his greatest success as a writer and educator. For years, he ran an orphanage, fought for children's emancipation, and developed new teaching methods. For years, he edited a children's newspaper. His famous books include: "King Matthias," "The Child from the Salon," "Face to Face with God," and many others. In the past, an assimilationist. For years, he has been moving closer to Zionism through the Hashomer Hatzair and Halutz movements. He visited Eretz Israel (Palestine) several times. This collection contains 288 paintings.
The description above appears to be from the "Almanach Szkolnictwa Zydowskiego w Polsce" of 1937.
The Kedem cigarette company released several series of trade cards featuring different subjects. Among others, a variety of famous people from around the world, flags of different countries, birds, and fish work to build kibbutz infrastructure, including roads and ports. These cards were printed in Eretz Israel (Palestine) were a popular collectible item in the 1930s and 1940s.
One of the card sets that could be collected included well-known Jews, such as famous scientists as Albert Einstein, Ludwik Zamenhof, and also Janusz Korczak. He was featured on card number 229 in a set of 288.
